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Teddy Roosevelt: “This calls for legislation which shall provide, in a broad and fair spirit, for taxing foreign capital in this State…”

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This calls for legislation which shall provide, in a broad and fair spirit, for taxing foreign capital in this State, whether in corporate or individual form, exactly as we tax domestic capital doing business along the same lines.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote emphasizes the need for equitable taxation of both foreign and domestic capital.

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